As you may have noticed, we're fast approaching the return of Game of Thrones to TV. Westeros spurts back onto HBO on Sunday night, then dribbles down onto the UK's Sky Atlantic the following evening. Last year, as I chronicled in a memorable and insightful series of reviews, the machinations … [Read more...]
Game Of Thrones Series 4 – Dork Preview
After a spectacular and shocking third series which nearly caused the internet to explode (well, one specific episode more than others, I think...) HBO's Game Of Thrones is gearing up for a no-doubt equally spectacular series four. Sky Atlantic pulled off no mean feat in choosing to air the … [Read more...]
“I’m Going For A Walk, I May Take All Season.” Game of Thrones S3E10 – Dork Review
Season finale time in Game of Thrones! But moderate your throbbing anticipation, as we all know by now that Thrones finale time means epilogues to the big action of the year, which happens in the previous week. But they normally include an exciting climax to that season’s Daenerys storyline to make … [Read more...]
Death Of A Party! Game of Thrones S3E9 – Dork Review
It's been a strange day on the internet, as the UK Game of Thrones watching community coped in various ways with spoilers leaking out of America. Some embraced them to avoid trauma, others ran screaming through Twitter, ducking and diving as if under heavy machine gunfire. But regardless: it's … [Read more...]
Typical Bloody Royal Wedding, Overshadowing Everything Else… Game Of Thrones S3E8 – Dork Review
A few weeks back, covering episode four of Game of Thrones , I enthused about how impressively this season had avoided lapsing into a dull mid-section. Well, I might’ve fired off those missiles early, as the latest effort has a hint of flab showing around its midriff. Only a hint, though – … [Read more...]
Daddy’s Home And He’s Brought A Bear… Game of Thrones S3E7 – Dork Review
There's a mini-trend of novelists writing geek shows right now – mere days after Neil Gaiman on Doctor Who, we get our annual Game of Thrones script by George R.R. Martin, original author behind the A Song Of Ice And Fire novels upon which this whole shebang is based. His previous scripts have … [Read more...]
A better Miley Cyrus cover than that X-Factor kid, it’s Game of Thrones S3E6 – Dork Review
This week in Game of Thrones, everyone starts to get stretched a little. They climb a wall, lose a finger, get slaughtered by a crazed King, have their dream wedding snatched away – there are still somelaughs, but as we enter the second half of the season, it feels like the fun part is coming to an … [Read more...]
Good Is Bad, Bad Is Good, Sansa Is Insipid. Game of Thrones S3E5 – Dork Review
One reason we love Game of Thrones: it doesn't conform to a simple good guys/bad guys set-up. Yes, it started off as Nice Starks versus Naughty Lannisters, but as the seasons rolled by, we've found many of the Lannisters seem reasonable enough in their own way, whereas the Starks are prone to … [Read more...]
Serving the twin gods of violence and witty banter, it’s Game of Thrones S3E4 – Dork Review
Many US cable shows, stretching a single storyline across their entire run, reach a bit of a slump around episodes four to six, having set up their plots, but not wanting to tip them towards concluding. Game of Thrones, however, has so many strands that they can have big moments for a couple of them … [Read more...]
It’s All Funny Until Someone Loses A Limb. Game Of Thrones S3E3 – Dork Review
The return of Game of Thrones has definitely reminded us how vast the cast is. It's taken two full hour-long episodes simply to give everyone a couple of scenes and push them gently down their path for the new season. But with this third episode, everyone is finally in place, they've (mostly) met … [Read more...]
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